English - Vernacular

libag̱ayt t'oosk

baby (a suckling __)

baby (have a __)

g̱a̱nsag̱oos

g̱a̱nsag̱oos

back (to one's __)

back (warm one's _ by the fire)

back (warm one's _ by the fire) (pl.)

back of house (outside __

g̱oldza̱x gwe'eł

back someone up

backstroke (swim __)

backstroke (swim _)

ḵ'alpgyoom hadiks

back through the house

backwards (walk __)

p'iyaanm gwa̱soo

k'a̱ hat'a̱xk

luhat'a̱xga g̱oot

bad feelings (have __)

hat'a̱xga g̱oot

bad luck (have __)

'wa̱h'nts'iits'

sg̱an wila gyoon

hat'a̱g̱m haayk

bait (halibut _)

ball (soccer _)

kwła̱a̱xs ła'at

band (marching _)

wa̱p int habool g̱alts'ap

bankruptcy (declare __)

barb (harpoon _)

na̱ maasa̱ luwi

bark (hemlock _)

na̱maasa̱gyiik

bark (red cedar _)

na̱ maasa amg̱a̱n

bark (spruce __)

na̱ maasa sa'mn

bark (sprunce __)

na̱ maasa̱ sa'min

g̱a̱nlaayt'ak

barometer (weather __)

g̱a̱nlaayt'igm la̱xa

ts'ag̱mg̱aayt

base of a mountain

duubasg̱a̱'nis

duubasg̱a̱'niis

basket (finish off a __) (pl.)

basket (finish off a _)

basket (large, soft __)

basket (large carrying __; laundry __)

basket (small berry __)

basket (small cedar __)

basket (weave a ___)

basketball (play __)

baskets (large __) (pl.)

g̱aag̱mts'maks

bass (Pacific sea __)

bastard halibut

dza̱g̱a̱daxt'aaył

dza̱g̱a̱daxt'eeł

bat (flying mammal)

bath (take a __)

ts'uusgmts'awaap

bathroom (go to the __)

g̱a̱lmyiksts'altk

ha'li'wilduulgit

ha'liwilduulgyit

saxs wilduulgyit

bay (of wolves, etc.)

bay (sheltered _)

beach (sandy __)

beach (way down on the __)

wag̱ayt gyiika

ḵ'awtsm baa'la̱x

hakhałgyeeka̱

hakhałgyiika̱

beak of an octopus

beam (building __)

beam (house __)

bear (cinnamon _)

bear (grizzly _)

bear (Kermodes _, Island white _, polar _)

beautiful (pl.)

sa'aamat'aatga g̱oot

bedsheets (pl.)

ksla̱x'osmt'ays

beer and wine store

sisgwn ḵ'aatsk

beginning (in the __)

beginning (very _)

behind (leave _)

behind (place __ one)

behind (place _)

behind (stay _) (pl.)

behind one (the place __), back (to one's __)

believers (pl.)

be like something

Bella Bella (people of _)

Bella Coola (people of _)

Bella Coola (village of _)

Bella Coola people

bilaansgm daala

belt (put on a __)

bentwood box (empty _)

g̱a̱lg̱a̱l'üünx

berries (eat _ off the bush)

berries (get __; pick __)

berries (preserve _)

lulooksnsgm maay

berries (preserved __)

lulooksnsgm maay

berries (thunder __)

maaya̱g̱a̱lipliip

berries in bloom

berries in bloom (pl.)

berry (cloud__)

berry blossoms (pl.)

berry-picking season

between (space _)

between here and __

luspa̱g̱a̱ gwa̱'a̱ dił ___

la̱g̱a̱xna̱ks

'wiileeksa g̱asg̱aaw

big people (pl.)

ksima̱łiitga xsiit

birds (night__)

birds (night _)

birthday suit (wear your __)

haphaap'sm anaay

hat'a̱xga g̱oot

g̱aag̱mts'maks

blackberry (Himalayan _, trailing _)

black cormorant

maaya ḵ'amksiwah

black katy chiton

black spots (have _)

blades (shoulder _)

blanket (__ of a specific type)

blanket (__ with horizontal colours)

blanket ("rainbow" __)

gwistgima̱xmaaxi

blanket (button __)

blanket (button _)

gwisna̱p'a'la̱

blanket (Chilkat _)

gwis'na̱gmgyemk

blanket (fringed _)

g̱a̱diiłgmwa̱s

blanket (put on a _)

blanket (shaman's dancing __)

blankets (button _)

g̱a̱gwis'nap'a'ala̱

bleeding hearts

blink ("in the __ of an eye")

block (seaweed chopping __)

ha'liyets ła'ask

block and pulley

g̱a̱nlutgubaa

blocked movement

block of dried cockles

blond (__ person)

sisgyensgmg̱aws

sisgyensgmg̱aws

blood red (pl.)

misma̱sgm'iłee

xsmisma̱sgm'iłee

blossoms (berry _) (pl.)

blow (wind to __)

blow on and off (pl.)

blueberries (dwarf __)

blueberry (dwarf __)

board (sink scraper _)

boards (drying _)

boards in the bottom of a canoe

boat (halibut _)

stiimboodmḵ'ala'aks

sa̱xs libag̱ayt se'ik'a

boat (tug__; tow__)

saxs ts'ipdeeks'a

sa̱xs ts'pdeeks

hats'iiknsgm boot

taag̱a̱ndmboot

g̱a̱n'uksłee

boots (black _)

man 'na̱knuungm buts

ksü la̱xla̱x

born to a particular House

borrow without asking

k'aa'lgm gwaask

ha'itsmg̱a̱sk

both (_ ways, at _ ends)

bothersome thing

bottle (baby's _)

libag̱ayt t'oosk

bottle (hot water __)

bottlenecked duck

bottom (of a person

bouncer (baby _)

sg̱a̱nhakwdak

bow (person sitting in the _ of a canoe)

g̱a̱lmxsuga̱

g̱a̱g̱a̱ył

bow of a canoe (person sitting in the __)

t'aamts'ooya̱x

box (bentwood ___)

box (bentwood _)

box (empty bentwood _)

g̱a̱lg̱a̱l'üünx

box (tobacco _)

g̱a̱lmḵ'a̱mksiwa̱h

box for picking berries

boy (little __)

ha̱mnsa̱da'mxsk

'wa̱ht'mḵ'aay

braided seal intestine

braid hair (__ into one braid at side of head)

braid something

branches (evergreen __)

ha̱mnsa̱da'mxsk

'wa̱ht'mḵ'aay

bread (bannock __)

bread (break __)

bread (fried _)

g̱a̱lmsi'anaay

break (have a ___)

g̱a̱sḵ'odza̱x

break (take a __)

breaking of a day or season

break into pieces

breast (a euphemism for __)

breastfeed (pl.)

breath (lose one's __)

lu daawła na ksinaałk

breathless due to blow or fall

breech (as in whales _)

dza̱g̱a̱ g̱aneexs

dza̱g̱a̱ g̱a̱naaxs

dza̱g̱a̱ g̱a̱neexs

brother (man's __)

brother (of a woman)

brother (woman's __)

łguḵ'a̱łaan

buck with antlers

g̱a̱nooksinsk

'na amg̱oy'insk

buildings (pl.)

'wa̱hloomsgyigyet

'wa̱hgyoomsgyet

bum (of a person)

bumblebees (pl.)

g̱a̱n'oksinsk

g̱a̱n'ooksnsk

bump into something

sag̱a̱ladiisn

ḵ'a̱pḵ'oop

g̱a̱nlaayt'ak

g̱a̱nlaayt'ik

burial (receive a _ payment)

burial costs (pay _)

burial payment (receive _)

anaaymbaa'la̱x

burn, burned, burnt

burn (__ the possessions of a dead person)

burn (have a __ hole)

burn possessions of a dead person

burnt possessions of a dead person

saxslooygm ts'ikts'ik

sa̱xslooygm gyet

bush (thorn_ tree)

sg̱a̱n sa̱xsaasa̱x

bush (up in the __)

bushes (moolks __; wild crabapple)

sg̱a̱n moolks

bushes (salmonberry __)

sg̱an maḵ'ooxs

bush for making tea

hala̱xsa'na̱x'nox

bush used for making tea

la̱xsa'na̱x'nox

ba̱xbog̱mgyemk

wa̱xwog̱mgyemk

gwisna̱p'a'la̱

gwis'naba'ala̱

button blankets (pl.)

g̱a̱gwis'nap'a'ala̱

button several things (pl.)

button something

buy by the case

by (go _, close _)